A new direction for dark matter research: intermediate-mass compact halo objects

Chapline, George F.; Frampton, Paul H.

doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2016/11/042

Title: A new direction for dark matter research: intermediate-mass compact halo objects

Journal Article · Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2016/11/042· OSTI ID:1559922

Chapline, George F. ^[1]; Frampton, Paul H. ^[2]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Summerheights, Oxford (United Kingdom)

The failure to find evidence for elementary particles that could serve as the constituents of dark matter brings to mind suggestions that dark matter might consist of massive compact objects (MACHOs). In particular, it has recently been argued that MACHOs with masses > 15M_⊙ may have been prolifically produced at the onset of the big bang. Although a variety of astrophysical signatures for primordial MACHOs with masses in this range have been discussed in the literature, we favor a strategy that uses the potential for magnification of stars outside our galaxy due to gravitational microlensing of these stars by MACHOs in the halo of our galaxy. In conclusion, we point out that the effect of the motion of the Earth on the shape of the micro-lensing brightening curves provides a promising approach to testing over the course of next several years the hypothesis that dark matter consists of massive compact objects.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1559922

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-777554; 970107; TRN: US2000428

Journal Information:: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2016, Issue 11; ISSN 1475-7516

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